A Man in His 60s Who Gave a Sleeping Pill-Containing Drink to a Familiar Person to Put Them to Sleep and Stole Valuables

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] A man in his 60s was arrested by the police for drugging a familiar man with a beverage containing a sleeping pill and stealing valuables.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced on the 22nd that they have arrested and are investigating a man in his 60s, Mr. A, on charges of robbery for putting a sleeping pill in a drink and making the victim consume it before stealing valuables.

Mr. A is accused of, on the afternoon of the 11th around 5:30 PM, giving a beverage mixed with a sleeping pill to Mr. B, a man in his 70s living in Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, and then stealing cash, jewelry, and other valuables worth approximately 6.7 million won while Mr. B was asleep.

Mr. B’s child reported to the police 2 to 3 days after the incident that valuables had gone missing.

The police have recovered most of the stolen valuables from Mr. A.

Investigations revealed that Mr. A and Mr. B were not close acquaintances.

Mr. A was a customer who had visited the store operated by Mr. B several times.

On the day of the crime, Mr. A had pre-prepared the beverage containing the sleeping pill and approached Mr. B with a plan.

It has been confirmed that Mr. A has no prior criminal record of the same kind.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. A within the day.

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